Thandavan
Thandavan means He who dances, Lord Shiva.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Tamil |
| Language | Tamil |
| Starts with | T |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “He who dances, Lord Shiva”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Ghoomar — One who dances in circles, graceful
- Rudra — Meanings families give: Fierce, roarer (Lord Shiva); The roarer, fearsome form of Shiva, lord of storms; Fierce form of Shiva, the howler; Fierce form of Shiva; the howler; Lord Shiva, storm god; Fierce form of Shiva, storm; God of storm, fierce energy
- Ishaan — Meanings families give: Sun, lord; Sun, one who brings prosperity, Shiva; Sun, the first rays of morning light; Sun, Shiva, north-east direction
- Shivansh — Meanings families give: Part of Lord Shiva; Part of Shiva, a divine fragment of the cosmic lord
- Ishanvi — Goddess Parvati, gift of Shiva
- Shivani — Meanings families give: Goddess Parvati; Goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva; Goddess Parvati; belonging to Shiva
More boys' names of Tamil origin
Where this comes from
Thandavan has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.